No (so far) *Edit: I now seem to get exclusive mode without issue each time.

~ 10ft signal strength

~70%

+90%

~ 20ft signal strength

~40%

~75%

~ 30ft signal strength

unstable

~50% (still very useable even with audio)

Transmit power

2.5mw

Unknown but suspect also 2.5mw but with higher gain antenna

The larger form factor of the Sony Adapter seems to allow for not only a higher gain antenna than those found in common BT adapters, but also houses the hardware needed to decode audio and expose as a WDMA audio device. The refresh rate is slower, but overall latency feels faster and more responsive.

Also worth noting that the Sony Adapter drowned out my wireless BT mouse when in too close of proximity causing the mouse to become un-responsive, the controller when using BT shared the space much more easily.

Its good to have both options available until the exclusive mode is figured out (if possible), but for games that do not require exclusive mode I will likely be sticking with the Sony Adapter due to it feeling slightly less latent despite slower pooling rate.

A setting required by some games that allows IM to take exclusive access of a device, esentially hiding it from other applications. This prevents double input in most games that are not designed with industry standard input API's.

An input protocol developed by microsoft in the mid 90's designed to attempt to standardise communication between input devices and games. Direct input has been mostly replaced by XInput for most gaming devices, but Direct input remains fully supported by Microsoft due to the fact that complex devices such as flight sticks and wheels require it due to the more complex and higher number of inputs.

Are there Bluetooth Dongle's available that provide equal to or better signal strength than the Sony one? I have a small Asus one I've been using for a couple of years but I wish there was a bigger/better/faster option available that provides better performance, range, and lower latency.

EDIT:

I'm using the ASUS USB-BT211, plugged into the USB Extension wire that comes with the Logitech Wireless controllers which for some reasons acts as a MASSIVE signal booster. Because if plugged directly to PC the responsiveness and latency is HORRIBLE! But plugged into this extension it's amazing. By the way you should test this magic signal boost extension and see for yourself with other Bluetooth dongles. Do you know which one I mean?

The extension cable that comes with the Logitech F710, unplug their own bluetooth dongle and PLUG in whichever one you're currently using and check out the latency difference between plugging in directly to PC, verses this cable.

So the behavior you experienced with the extension is common. Since BT operates a such a weak signal level (2.5mw), things that don't typically effect wireless signals can play havoc with BT, such as being in close proximity to a power supply, motherboard, cpu etc. The extension doesn't "boost" the signal, it just moves it away from devices that interfere. I myself plug mine into the USB hub that sits on top of my desk, a good 3ft away from my tower.

I know you bash bluetooth chips, but ever since i went into dev manager and disabled the wifi part of the chip - it performs marvelously, i have a bluetooth mouse by HP connected, with controller, whch also has a mouse enabled, and both work perfectly well through 2 walls, the chip comes with 2 antennas, and installs into the motherboard, mine came preinstalled